ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION - Stress on Syllables

In English, the emphasis is on one syllable in the word.

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flower stand

... is a place where someone stands on the street and sells flowers.

'flower shop' is a building with a business that sells flowers.

fruit stand

"fruit stand" or "vegetable stand" is an expression for an outdoor location where someone sells fruits and vegetables.

Verbs about Eating

Verbs about Eating

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Addresses

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Canadian paper money

'dollar bills' are also called 'paper money'.

denominations
transparent
counterfeit

$5
$10
$20
$50
$100

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Money - coins

ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Money - coins
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U.S. money
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penny -  1 cent -$0.01 -    1¢
nickel - 5 cents $0.05      5¢
dime    10 cents $0.10     10¢
quarter 25 cents $0.25     25¢    99¢
50 cent piece
dollar coin      $1.00  = face of Sacagawea  

Canada
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toonie $2  two dollars
loonie $1  loon

in Canada pennies are obsolete
toonie  $2.00 polar bear
loonie  $1.00 loon
quarter $0.25 caribou
dime    $0.10 sailboat Bluenose
nickel  $0.05 beaver
penny   $0.01 maple leaf

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The 12 Verb Tenses in English

 

 

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thinking outside the box ...

... is an expression that means:
    thinking in a different way than other people, or
    finding a new solution
For example, some people in Holland are building a house out of plastic blocks (made by a 3D printer). They are thinking outside the box.

The opposite would be: stuck in the box
This means: always doing things the same way, never thinking of a new way
For example: They always drew in the same style; they were stuck in the box.

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Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday and Christmas are the 2 days when almost everyone goes to church.

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday.
It is a statutory holiday in North America.
All employees get a holiday.

Good Friday comes from the Easter holiday of the Christian religion.
Monday is Easter Monday, but Easter Monday is not a statutory holiday.
Only government workers get a holiday on Easter Monday.

dog's breakfast ...

... is an expression meaning:
 a mess, a collection of objects which are not related, put together without any order

For example: His apartment looked like a dog's breakfast.

having a ball ...

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... is an expression meaning: having fun

For example: He was having a ball until the stock market crashed.

rebar ...

'rebar' is a slang abbreviation for 'reinforcing bar', which are the iron bars in concrete which help prevent concrete from breaking apart.

"Out of the frying pan, and into the fire" ...

... is an expression which means:

   One problem ends, but another (bigger) problem begins.

cat

'cat' is the animal,

 but it is also slang for 'caterpillar': the big piece of construction equipment.

Caterpillars are used to move heavy objects at construction sites.

diagonal

A lot of people can't remember the difference between 'horizontal' and 'vertical'.

'Horizontal' means: a straight line running from left to right, like the horizon.

'Vertical' means: a straight line running up and down.

'Diagonal' means a straight line running at a tilted angle, as below.

Best Before Date ...

... is the date that is stamped on packaged food.
You're not supposed to eat food if the date is past (if the date is before today's date).

I'm a little under the weather today. ...

... is an expression which means: I'm feeling a little sick today.

The color gray is normally spelled with the letter 'a' in U.S. English,
but the colour grey is normally spelled with the letter 'e' in British English.